J. Crop Prot. 2014, 3 (2): 125-128______

Short Paper New record of the genus and species Callitula ferrierei (Bouček) (: ) from Iran

Zainab-Alssadat Bayegan1∗, Hosseinali Lotfalizadeh2, Mohammad-Reza Zargaran3 and Rana Pooraiiouby4

1. M. Sc. Student of Agricultural Entomology, Department of Plant Protection, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch, Tabriz, Iran. 2. Department of Plant Protection, Azarbaijan-e-Sharghi Research Center for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Tabriz, Iran. 3. Department of Forestry, Natural Resource Faculty, University of Urmia, Urmia, Iran. 4. Department of Plant Protection, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch, Tabriz, Iran.

Abstract: Among the recently collected chalcidoid wasps in a rice field of eastern Guilan province (coast of Caspian Sea), in July 2012, there was a specimen of Pteromalidae belonging to the genus Callitula. It was identified as Callitula ferrierei (Bouček, 1964). Both genus and species are new record for Iranian fauna. Morphological characters and geographical distribution of the newly recorded species are given.

Keywords: Callitula, new record, Iran, fauna, distribution

Introduction12 in eastern Guilan province (coast of Caspian sea), we found a female specimen of Callitula The family Pteromalidae (Hymenoptera: (Hym.: Pteromalidae) in a Malaise trap set up in Chalcidoidea) with more than 3,500 described a rice field on July, 2012. Identification was species and 390 genera is one of the largest made using Bouček (1964) and Xiao et al., families among parasitic Hymenoptera. It includes (2005). The morphological terminology follows important natural enemies of many plant pests, Bouček and Rasplus (1991). widely distributed in major orders such as Downloaded from jcp.modares.ac.ir at 8:12 IRST on Tuesday September 28th 2021 Coleoptera, Diptera, Lepidoptera, Hymenoptera Results and Discussion and Hemiptera (Dzhanokmenk, 1989, 1990). Based on recently published data about 100 The genus Callitula has been reported here for pteromalids species have been reported in Iran so the first time from Iran. This genus includes 38 far (Lotfalizadeh and Gharali, 2008; Alipanah et species in the world, with a cosmopolitan al., 2013; Mitroiu et al., 2011; Hasani et al., 2011; distribution (Noyes, 2013). Bouček (1964), Hasani and Madjdzadeh, 2012). Bouček and Rasplus (1991) and Xiao et al. (2005) listed following characters for this Materials and Methods genus: Metallic body dark green; head without occipital carina; antennal formula 1, 1, 3, 5, 3, Among the recently collected chalcidoid wasps calva bearing distinct spicula, antennae from Langroud (37°08'050"N and 50°16'750"E), inserted in the middle of face; pronotum distinctly narrower than mesonotum and with frontal carina dorsal, notaulli incomplete, Handling Editor: Dr. Ali Asghar Talebi ______popodeum with distinct reticulate and * Corresponding author, e-mail: [email protected] subglobose nucha; first metasomal tergite Received: 22 October 2013, Accepted: 25 November 2013 evidently enlarged. Published online: 27 November 2013

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This genus is nearly allied to three genera in body metallic dark green with brownish- the West-Palaearctic region: Norbanus Walker, yellow scape and legs, metasoma brown with Homoporus Thomson and Merisus Walker with dorsal dark bands (Fig. 1B); scape not sharing characteristic spicula on antennal calva reaching frons level, first funicular segment (Fig. 1D), but the genus Homoporus can be quadrate (Fig. 1D); mesosoma slightly arched separated by having 3-segmented anelli. in profile (Fig. 1A); marginal vein longer Callitula ferrierei (Bouček, 1964) (Fig. 1) than stigmal and postmarginal veins (Fig. Material examined: Iran, Guilan, Langroud, 1C); metasoma acuminate (Fig. 1E), not 37°08'050"N & 50°16'750"E, Malaise trap, longer than the thorax (Fig. 1A), sunken July 2012, Z. Bayegan leg., 1♀ (deposited in dorsally (in dried specimens), first tergite Insect collection of Department of Plant about 0.25 length of metasoma, second tergite Protection, Azarbaijan-e-Sharghi Research shorter than first tergite but not much longer Center for Agriculture and Natural than the third (Fig. 1E). Resources, Tabriz). Callitula ferrierei had previously been All the features of the specimen we reported from China (Xiao et al., 2005), collected in Iran match well with those Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Germany, Moldova, reported by Bouček (1964). The typical Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden, morphological features of C. ferrierei are as United Kingdom, England and former follow: Body length in female about 2 mm, Yugoslavia (Noyes, 2013).

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Figure 1 Callitula ferrierei: (A): female in lateral view, (B): female in dorsal view, (C): forewing, (D): female antenna with calva bearing a distinct spicula, (E): gaster in dorsal view (T1-3 = first to third tergite).

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Callitula species generally attack Dzhanokmenk, A. 1990. Trophic association of living in leaves or stems of their host plants; parasitic Hymenoptera of the family although hosts range from some Diptera Pteromalidae. Entomologicheskoe (Chloropidae, Agromyzidae, Cecidomyiidae) Obozrenie, 119 (4): 764-781. (Bouček, 1964), to Hymenoptera Hasani, A. and Madjdzadeh, S. M. 2012. (Tenthredinidae). Callitula ferrierei is mainly Contribution to the knowledge of the primary parasitoid, rarely as hyperparasites of Pteromalidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) the above dipteran hosts through Proctrupoidea from Khorasan Razavi province, (Xiao et al., 2005) and in the studied area it may northeastern Iran. Iranian Journal of be parasitoid of dipterous pests of rice fields. Biosystematics, 8 (1): 57-69. Hasani, A., Mitroiu, M. D. and Madjdzadeh, S. Acknowledgments M. 2011. New records of Pteromalidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from We are grateful to Islamic Azad University, northeastern Iran. Acta Zoologica Bulgarica, Tabriz Branch, and Azarbaijan-e-Sharghi 63 (3): 323-325. Research Center for Agriculture and Natural Lotfalizadeh, H. and Gharali, B. 2008. Resources for supporting this research. Pteromalidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) of Iran: New record and preliminary References checklist. Entomofauna, 29 (6): 93-120. Mitroiu, M. D., Abolhassanzadeh, F. and Alipanah, V., Nazemi Rafie, J. and Madjdzadeh, S. M. 2011. New records of Lotfalizadeh, H. 2013. First report of three Pteromalidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) pteromalid wasps from Iran. Journal of Plant from Iran, with description of a new species. Protection, 26 (4): 60. North-Western Journal of Zoology, 7 (2): Bouček, Z. 1964. Die Europäischen arten der 243-249. Gattuung Callitula Spinola (Hymenoptera: Noyes, J. S. 2013. Universal Chalcidoid Database. Pteromalidae). Entomophaga, 9 (1): 9-15. The Natural History Museum. Available on: Bouček, Z. and Rasplus, J. Y. 1991. Illustrated http://www.nhm.ac.uk/entomology/chalcidoid. key to West-Palearctic genera of (accessed 19 October, 2013). Pteromalidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcdioidea). Xiao, H., Polaszek, A. and Huang, D. 2005. A Institut National de la Recherche study of the genus Callitula Spinola Downloaded from jcp.modares.ac.ir at 8:12 IRST on Tuesday September 28th 2021 Agronomique, 140 pp. (Hymenotera: Pteromalidae) from China. Dzhanokmenk, A. 1989. Trophic links of the Oriental Insects, 39: 233-240. pteromalid wasps with the Diptera. Entomological Review, 68 (3): 92-98.

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ﮔﺰارش ﺟﺪﻳﺪ ﺟﻨﺲ و ﮔﻮﻧﻪ (Callitula ferrierei (Bouček) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae از اﻳﺮان

زﻳﻨﺐاﻟﺴﺎدات ﺑﺎﻳﮕﺎن1∗، ﺣﺴﻴﻨﻌﻠﻲ ﻟﻄﻔﻌﻠﻲزاده2، ﻣﺤﻤﺪرﺿﺎ زرﮔﺮان3 و رﻋﻨﺎ ﭘﻮراﻳﻮﺑﻲ4

1- ﮔﺮوه ﮔﻴﺎﻫﭙﺰﺷﻜﻲ، داﻧﺸﮕﺎه آزاد اﺳﻼﻣﻲ، واﺣﺪ ﺗﺒﺮﻳﺰ، ﺗﺒﺮﻳﺰ، اﻳﺮان. 2- ﺑﺨﺶ ﺗﺤﻘﻴﻘﺎت ﮔﻴﺎﻫﭙﺰﺷﻜﻲ، ﻣﺮﻛﺰ ﺗﺤﻘﻴﻘﺎت ﻛﺸﺎورزي و ﻣﻨﺎﺑﻊ ﻃﺒﻴﻌﻲ اﺳﺘﺎن آذرﺑﺎﻳﺠﺎن ﺷﺮﻗﻲ، ﺗﺒﺮﻳﺰ، اﻳﺮان. 3- ﮔﺮوه ﺟﻨﮕﻠﺪاري، داﻧﺸﻜﺪه ﻣﻨﺎﺑﻊ ﻃﺒﻴﻌﻲ، داﻧﺸﮕﺎه اروﻣﻴﻪ، اروﻣﻴﻪ، اﻳﺮان. 4- ﮔﺮوه ﮔﻴﺎﻫﭙﺰﺷﻜﻲ، داﻧﺸﮕﺎه آزاد اﺳﻼﻣﻲ واﺣﺪ ﺗﺒﺮﻳﺰ، ﺗﺒﺮﻳﺰ، اﻳﺮان. * ﭘﺴﺖ اﻟﻜﺘﺮوﻧﻴﻜﻲ ﻧﻮﻳﺴﻨﺪه ﻣﺴﺌﻮل ﻣﻜﺎﺗﺒﻪ: [email protected] درﻳﺎﻓﺖ: 30 ﻣﻬﺮ 1392؛ ﭘﺬﻳﺮش: 4 آذر 1392

ﭼﻜﻴﺪه: در ﻣﻴﺎن زﻧﺒﻮرﻫﺎي ﺟﻤﻊآوري ﺷﺪه از ﺑﺎﻻﺧﺎﻧﻮادهي Chalcidoidea در ﻳﻚ ﻣﺰرﻋﻪ ﺑﺮﻧﺞ در ﺷﺮق اﺳﺘﺎن ﮔﻴﻼن (ﺷﻬﺮﺳﺘﺎن ﻟﻨﮕﺮود) ﻃﻲ ﺗﺎﺑﺴﺘﺎن 1391 ﻧﻤﻮﻧﻪاي از ﺧﺎﻧﻮادهي Pteromalidae ﻣﺘﻌﻠﻖ ﺑﻪ ﺟﻨﺲ Callitula ﻣﺸﺎﻫﺪه ﺷﺪ. اﻳﻦ ﻧﻤﻮﻧﻪ ﺗﺤﺖ ﻋﻨﻮان (Callitula ferrierei (Bouček, 1964 ﺷﻨﺎﺳﺎﻳﻲ ﺷﺪ. ﺟﻨﺲ و ﮔﻮﻧﻪي آن ﺑﺮاي ﻓﻮن اﻳﺮان ﺟﺪﻳﺪ ﻫﺴﺘﻨﺪ. وﻳﮋﮔﻲﻫﺎي ﻣﺮﻓﻮﻟﻮژﻳﻚ اﻓﺘﺮاﻗﻲ ﺟﻨﺲ و ﮔﻮﻧﻪ و ﭘﺮاﻛﻨﺶ ﺟﻐﺮاﻓﻴﺎﻳﻲ اﻳﻦ ﮔﻮﻧﻪ اراﺋﻪ ﮔﺮدﻳﺪ.

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